UTC+05:30
Time zone
World map with the time zone highlighted
UTC offset
UTCUTC+05:30
Current time
06:31, 18 March 2026 UTC+05:30 [refresh]
Central meridian
82.5 degrees E
Date-time group
E*

UTC+5:30 is an identifier for a time offset of 5 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Coordinated Universal Time.[1] The Indian Standard Time, used in India, and the Sri Lanka Standard Time, followed in Sri Lanka, are based on the same.[2] and Sri Lanka.[3] It has the second-largest population among time zones, after UTC+08:00.[4]

The Nepal Standard Time, followed by Nepal, used the time zone till 1986, when it switched to UTC+5:45.[5]

See also

References

  1. Kornberg, Sara. "Understanding UTC Offsets". Time and Date.
  2. "India time". 24timezones.
  3. "Sri Lanka Time". 24timezones.
  4. "Which Time Zone Has the Biggest Population?". World Time Server.
  5. "Kathmandu time". Time and Date.